Skopje vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$351
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$569
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$579
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
84
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
527K
3.03M

The cost of living in Skopje is 24% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6533rd and 5356th ($760 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in North Macedonia and Taiwan, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Skopje compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4828th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.82%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.95
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.28
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4244
$13893

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$563
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$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721